Good morning, St. Augustine.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 liftoff from Cape Canaveral on Oct.

20 produced a space jellyfish effect when early sunlight lit the rocket's exhaust, and local viewers in St. Augustine captured the rare display that stemmed from physics and clear skies (a similar show occurred earlier in the week).

Trader Joe's plans to expand its Florida presence by opening three new stores (in Orlando on N.

Alafaya Trail, Boynton Beach on N. Congress Ave, and Sarasota on S. Tamiami Trail) and by developing a planned site in St. Johns County at Legends Landing, with opening dates not yet set.

Crave is closing its downtown location to focus solely on its U.S. 1 shop at Seabridge Square Plaza (offering easier parking and access).

The owners, Andres and Renee Guardiola, plan to serve local regulars in a more convenient setting after more than a decade downtown.

Tonight, the Orionid meteor shower (created by debris from Halley’s Comet) will peak from 2 a.m. to dawn as dark skies offer the best view despite a bright waxing gibbous moon.

Look east over rural areas for a clear display.

On July 9, 2026, residents in St. Augustine saw the rare *space jellyfish* effect after a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral produced a sparkling contrail in the pre-dawn sky.

The display, *a beautiful light show*, left local photographers ready to share their captures.

Florida will fall back on Nov.

1 at 2 a.m. as clocks go back one hour + the Sunshine Protection Act passed by the House awaits Senate approval to make daylight saving time permanent.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that over 1.5 million pounds of Kayem Foods meat and poultry products were recalled after reports of temperature abuse during storage; consumers are advised to check purchased items and return or discard them if they match the recalled lot.